Author: Hap Fry, Special to The Gazette
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JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge
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GREELEY – The upward trajectory of Greeley has been hard to match by other Colorado communities in the here and now. The city is on the verge of experiencing dramatic growth and change. Greeley is in the midst of developing a state-of-the-art $1.1 billion entertainment district dubbed Catalyst, which will feature an 8,600-seat, multi-use arena and…
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Site selectors praise Colorado workforce — but flag regulatory hurdles | FISCAL ROCKIES
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Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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Fort Collins is now a USDA regional hub: ‘It began to make sense’
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FORT COLLINS – SeonAh Kendall was initially caught off guard when she got word that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had named Fort Collins as one of its regional hubs. That Fort Collins was being lumped in with larger metropolitan cities – Kansas City, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Raleigh, N.C. – as a selection…
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Ranked voting debuts in Fort Collins
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FORT COLLINS • There isn’t much Delynn Coldiron has not seen or done in her 30-plus year career working as a city government employee — that is, perhaps, until this year. The Fort Collins City Clerk and her staff have been out in force, on the move, and making more public appearances than she can…
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Rural Reckoning | From support to disapproval, rural sentiment shifts against Gov. Jared Polis
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS • Once upon a time, Marsha Daughenbaugh supported Gov. Jared Polis from her working cattle and hay ranch some 8 miles outside of Steamboat. “Let me preface this,” Daughenbaugh said, while making day-before preparations for a Fourth of July gathering for family and friends, before pausing and adding, “I voted for Governor Polis the first…
